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Summarizing the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities in modern computers, explaining the 911 usage of Amazon's Echo Connect, Scott Wilkinson hinting at something intriguing coming to consumer television, using CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software for a small business mailing list, transferring iPhone 5 data to a new iPhone 8 via iTunes, Leo's thoughts on cryptocurrency, Johnny Jet's recommendation of Airfordable as an alternative to credit cards, a nice visit from Heather, learning coding at age 50 for a career change, and more!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Johnny Jet, Dick DeBartolo, and Scott Wilkinson

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CES is coming! ARM PCs and connected cars will be there. Microsoft predictions for 2018: Windows 10 usage should finally surpass that of Windows 7 (note that June 30 was the original target for 1 billion users.) VR/MR for Xbox One. Microsoft 365 for individuals. Windows 10 S - something has to give. Maybe progressive web apps will come to the rescue. No Andromeda tablet/phone until RS5 or later. All hands on Teams! Full steam ahead, especially as a way to get more users to upgrade to O365 E5. MS continues to chip away at integrating LinkedIn. MS Graph integrations in 2018. AI-washing of everything/anything continues. FPGA access opened up in Azure to all. Outlook.com Beta - Calendar and People. Windows as a Service? Formally extend the support timeframe for businesses only perhaps?

About that Intel kernel-memory leak issue: we won't really know much until next week on the Windows side - is it 30 percent? Or .3 percent? Probably the latter is closer to reality.

Fall Creators Update usage soars to over 50 percent in just two months.

Edge (ahem) edges Chrome and Firefox in battery life again - but does it matter? And what does this say about Windows 10 on Snapdragon, which has exactly the same advantage?

Revisiting Microsoft v. Google RE: Chrome in the Store. This is still Microsoft's fault, but Google knows exactly what it's doing (and why.)

Now anyone can buy Surface Pro with LTE.

Microsoft formally kills Kinect.

Groove Music Pass is dead: Music entry disappears from the Microsoft Store in Windows 10. Remembering 11 years of ineptitude.

• Tip of the week: Windows 10 Field Guide is 50 percent off! Intel CPU bug sale! Get Windows 10 Field Guide for 50% off until Patch Tuesday! Plus: First Games with Gold of 2018! Happy New Year: Enjoy your free games.
• App pick of the week: Write! Also: Kodi for Xbox One
• Enterprise pick of the week: Avere (and its flash storage tech) join Microsoft
• Codename pick of the week: 8828080
• Beer pick of the week: Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout (2017 vintage)

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Say farewell to Pixel C, YouTube on Alexa, and decency on YouTube. Say hello to Trump's big button, SWATing, and corporations as malevolent AIs. Google Images knows how you'll vote. Ads coming to Alexa. Amazon is not really going to buy Target, are they? Equifax gets off scot-free. Facebook's new Center for Deleting Content.

• Leo's Tool: What 3 Words: a new way to navigate
• Jeff's Number: Million Short: search links without the top million results
• Kevin's Stuff: IndieWeb, Homebrew Website Club, and Micro.blog

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Kevin Marks

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This week we discuss a new clever and disheartening abuse of our browser's handy-dandy username and password autofill, some recent and frantic scurrying around by many OS kernel developers, a just-released MacOS 0 day allowing full local system compromise, another massively popular router falls to the IoT botnets, even high-quality IoT devices have problems, the evolution of adblocking and countermeasures, an important update for Mozilla's Thunderbird, a bit of miscellany, listener feedback, and an update on the NSA's possible intervention into secure encryption standards.

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Unboxing the iMac Pro. Apple admits to slowing down iPhones to save battery life, offers $29 replacement batteries. Deadly icicles at Apple's Chicago store. Tim Cook is forbidden to fly coach. iPhone is the best selling tech gadget of 2017. Italian Steve Jobs jeans wins against Apple. Apple Lisa OS source code will be available in 2018.

• Leo's Picks: DEVONthink and Lavolta carrying case bag for Apple iMac Pro
• Andy's Pick: Firefox Quantum
• Rene's Pick: ExoMount Touch CD
• Alex's Pick: Vivino

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone can't stay away from their iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches, even on vacation. Leo podcasted with the Anchor.FM app and created a vacation diary with DevonThink. Megan continued her quest for the quantified self with Ski Tracks and used the FrontRow camera and the 66 Audio bluetooth headphones with Amazon Alexa built-in. She also downloaded books from her local library with the Libby app from Overdrive. Find out about all the other apps they used over the holidays with family and friends.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Our best moments of 2017. Silicon Valley's reaction to Trump's immigration ban. Snapchat's IPO makes one high school $24 million. The Dark Overlord. Is Zuck running for president? Google I/O highlights. Amazon buys Whole Foods. Travis Kalanick out as Uber CEO. Google's viral anti-diversity memo. Jerry Pournelle, 8/7/1933 - 9/8/2017. KFC follows 11 herbs and spices. iPhone X: best launch in history. Animoji karaoke. The life lessons from Grandpa that made Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world. Happy Holidays!

Host: Leo Laporte

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It's the best of The Tech Guy for 2017! In this episode, we look back on some of the best questions and guest appearances over the year.

• Is email private enough for sending sensitive information?
• Scott Wilkinson talks about the winners of the 2017 Annual TV Shootout
• Do you really need antivirus?
• Johnny Jet recommends a website that makes it easy to use frequent flyer miles
• The difference between hard drives and solid state drives
• How the internet works
• Dick DeBartolo has a gadget that lets you strap a smartphone to your head
• What is Bitcoin?
• How to stay secure online
• Chris Marquardt on the future of photography
• Amazon Echo vs. Google Home
• Why Net Neutrality is so important

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, Dick DeBartolo, and Chris Marquardt

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Welcome to the Best of 2017 for The New Screen Savers. We covered so many great stories, it was hard to narrow it down. Here are some of our fan and staff favorites.

• See how the Rainforest Connection and Founder Topher White is stopping illegal logging with old cell phones and solar panels.
• Meet Bodo Hoenen, a father who built a robotic assistive arm for his daughter whose arm is paralyzed.
• Our staff battles aliens in the multiplayer video game 'Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator,' where you can play on any device with a browser.
• Mike Elgan, Greg Ferro, Becky Worley, and Leo play 'Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes' on PlayStation VR.
• Megan Morrone introduces us to Gitanjali Rao, an 11-years-old who won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.
• Iain Thomson, Jason Calacanis, and Leo play 'Game of Geeks' with the sounds of tech.
• Visit the world famous Lagunitas Brewing Company with Brew Master Jeremy Marshall.
• Learn how crickets could be the gateway bug to sustainable food with Andrew Brentano and his startup Tiny Farms.
• Get robotic room service with the Relay robot from Savioke.
• We settle the Emoji Cheeseburger debate with a taste-off between Facebook, Google, and Apple.
• Step into Nomadic's VR adventure, where the real world blends with the virtual one.
• Take a ride on a VR roller coaster with Jason Howell.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, Bryan Burnett, Mike Elgan, Greg Ferro, Becky Worley, Iain Thomson, Jason Calacanis, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Bodo Hoenen, Gitanjali Rao, Jeremy Marshall, Kevin Rose, Andrew Brentano, Topher White, Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Adrian Canoso, Tessa Lau, John Duncan, Jim Preston, and Charles Laureano

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Our best interviews of 2017. Jordan Ritter, Alex Wellen, Brad Stone, Ron Gilbert, Cory Doctorow, Daniel Suarez, Don Dodge, Brian Merchant, Nick Bilton, Walt Mossberg, Leila Janah, Daniel Abraham, Philippe Kahn, Leslie Berlin, Andy Weir. Happy Holidays!

Host: Leo Laporte

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